HS2

Heritage Sub-group

11 December 2018 Agenda

Welcome and introductions Health & Safety General Update Area Team 2018 Review and forward look to 2019 • Area North • Area Central • Area South General update

STEM Geoarchaeology Digital platform HERs Archive Geoarchaeology update

Route-wide strategies

- Deposit model completed for Area North January 2019
- G.I. review completed in Area Central and 12 locations identified for further geoarchaeological investigation
- S2 strategy focusing on the River Pinn and New Years Bourne in S2 combining geoarchaeology and geophysics
- Peat deposits dating to the Early Neolithic at Denham
- Upcoming Palaeolithic meeting (Feb 2019)
- Environmental Archaeology round-table (Jan 2019)

G.I. and MWCC

- EWC scoping with Main Works Contractors Work experience and STEM activities

**Museums** (Coffin Works, Natural History Museum, BMAG)

Peace Gardens with Historic England

**Office based days** with the HS2 Heritage teams and contractors

**Work Placements** (Birkbeck University) HERDS Digital Platform- live Blogs

Late Prehistoric and Roman settlement

Ongoing geophysical survey results in Area Central are regularly identifying what appear to be Late Prehistoric and/or Romano-British settlement. Is a path.

News

Story of a nation: HS2 archaeology

Story of a nation: HS2 archaeology begins in UK's largest excavation

Documents

Cultural Heritage ES HS2 Phase One Environmental Statement Volume 5: Cultural Heritage

HERDS Documents HS2 Phase One Historic Environment Research and Delivery Strategy

Evaluation works at Streethay

Evaluation works at Streethay, Staffordshire have identified evidence of Roman-British HS2 workers discover ancient coastline in Ruislip Late Prehistoric and Roman settlement

by John Halsted in Categories One

Ongoing geophysical survey results in Area Central are regularly identifying what appear to be Late Prehistoric and/or Romano-British settlement. Is a pattern emerging? How do these results compare with what we know already about forms and patterns of settlement in these periods?

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HERDS Objective ID KC021, Assess the evidence for regional & cultural distinctiveness along the

HERDS Objective Category Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Creation

HERDS Objective Type Scheme wide, Scheme wide

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- Palaeolithic
- Mesolithic
- Neolithic

3. Selecting options here will return all records that match that option and which match the other search terms on this form. It is recommended that you just use one of these dropdown boxes to search for records.

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- Working with HS-G HER representative
- Time estimates received from a majority of HERs
- HS2 to review implications for SLAs
- Specific HS2 OASIS forms developed by ADS Archive

Strategy consultation:

• Working with Atkins to prepare consultation event • Documentation out in the new year • Event likely /c 11th February • Invitees: HS-G, line of route museums, HE